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下面的短文有15处空白请根据短文内容为每处空白确定1个最佳选项 UFOs SixtyyearsagoamannamedKennethArnoldsawsomethingthatwecanstill1today-somethingthatchangedpopularcultureforever. FlyinghisplaneovermountainsintheUSstateofWashingtonhesawalineofstrangeobjectseithercrescent-shaped月牙形的ordisc-likeflying2themotionofasaucer碟skimming飞速掠过onwater. Themediasoonpickeduponthestory-theFlyingSaucerswerehere!Wastheearthbeing3bycreaturesfromanotherplanetSoonsomanysightingsweremadethattheUSmilitarybeganto4.ItcalledthesestrangeobjectsUFOs-UnidentifiedFlyingObjectsandthatishowtheyare5today. Militaryinvestigationsfoundnoevidenceofvisitorsfromouterspace.Butthatdidnotstopthetrue6.Themilitarywere7uptheysaid.Ormaybeitwasbecausethetravelersfromspacewereofsuchsuperiorintelligence8 theycouldhidefrommilitaryanalysts分析家. Peoplehavealwaysseenstrangelightsinthesky.Inthepastthesewereexplainedin9ways.InaworldwherereligionwaslessinfluentialandsciencefictionwaspopularsignsfromGodwerereplacedbyvisitorsfromother10. ThedateofthefirstUFOsightingswasalsosignificant.In1947WorldWarⅡhadjustendedandthe11Warwasjustbeginning.Humanityseemedlockedinendlessconflicts.Likegenerationsbeforethempeoplelooked.12 theskiesforhelp.ButinsteadofseekingGodtheylookedforhelpfromsuper-intelligentaliens外星人with13technology.BeliefinUFOsbecamethefirstreligionofscience. HoweverevenpeoplewhobelieveinUFOsarenotquitesurewhytheyvisittheearth.Theuniverseisabigplaceanditis14toassumethatthereislifesomewhereoutthere.Itispossiblethatalienshaveworkedouthowtotravelthroughspace.Yetsomepeoplereportthattheyhavebeentakenbyaliensandhavehadexperiments15onthem.WhywouldanyonetravelacrosshalftheuniversetoconductmedicalexperimentsonpeoplelivinginsmalltownsintheUnitedStates 15
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Scotland:ALandofWisdom Inthe1740sthefamousFrenchphilosopherVoltairesaidWelooktoScotlandforallourideasofcivilization.That’snotabadadvertisementforanycountrywhenitcomestoattractingpeopletosearchforafirst-classeducation. AccordingtotheAmericanauthorArthurHermantheScotsinventedthemodernworlditself.HearguesthatScottishthinkersandintellectualsworkedoutmanyofthemostimportantideasonwhichmodernlifedepends-everythingfromthescientificmethodtomarketeconomics.TheirideasdidnotjustspreadamongintellectualsbuttothosepeopleinbusinessgovernmentandthescienceswhoactuallyshapedtheWesternworld. ItallstartedduringtheperiodthathistorianscalltheScottishEnlightenment启蒙运动whichisusuallyseenastakingplacebetweentheyears1740and1800.Beforethatphilosophywasmainlyconcemedwithreligion.ForthethinkersoftheScottishEnlightenmenttheproperstudyofhumanitywasmankinditself. Theirreasoningwaspractical.ForthephilosopherDavidHumehumanitywastherightsubjectforphilosophybecausewecanexaminehumanbehaviorandsofindrealevidenceofhowpeoplethinkandfeel.Andfromthatwecanmakejudgmentsaboutthesocietiesweliveinandmakeconcretesuggestionsabouthowtheycanbeimprovedforuniversalbenefit. Hume’senquiryintothenatureofknowledgelaidthefoundationsforthescientificmethod-thepursuitoftruththroughexperiment.HisfriendandfellowresidentofEdinburghAdamSmithfamouslyappliedthestudyofmankindtothewaysinwhichmankinddoesbusiness.Tradehearguedwasaformofinfrmation.Inpursuingourownintereststhroughtradinginmarketsweallcometobenefiteachother. Smith’sideahasdominatedmodernviewsofeconomics.Italsohaswideapplications.Hewasoneofthephilosopherstopointoutthatnationscanbecomerichfreeandpowerfulthroughpeacetradeandinvention. AlthoughtheScottishEnlightenmentendedalongtimeagotheideaswhichevolvedatthattimestillunderpin构成的基础ourtheoriesofhumanexchangeandenquiry.ItalsoexistsinScotlanditselfinaneducationaltraditionthatcombinesacademicexcellencewithorientation方向. Smithdiedin1800.
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Hitchhiking搭车旅游 WhenIwasinmyteens十几岁and20shitchhikingwasamainformoflong-distancetransport.Thekindnessorcuriosityofstrangers51mealloverEuropeNorthAmericaAsiaandsouthernAfrica.Someofthelift-giversbecamefriendsmanyprovidedhospitality52theroad. Notonlydidyoufindoutmuchmoreaboutacountrythan53travelingbytrainorplanebutalsotherewasthatelementofexcitementaboutwhereyouwouldfinishupthatnight.HitchhikingfeaturedimportantlyinWesternculture.Ithasbooksandsongsaboutit.Sowhathashappenedto54? AfewyearsagoIaskedthesamequestionabouthitchhikinginacolumnonanewspaper.55ofpeoplefromallovertheworldrespondedwiththeirviewonthestateofhitchhiking. Ifthereisahitchhiker’s56itmustbelrancameonereply.Rurallrelandwasrecommendedasafriendlyplaceforhitchhiking57wasQuebecCanada-ifyoudon’tmindbeingberated严厉指责fornotspeakingFrench. Butwhilehitchhikingwasclearlystillaliveandwellinmanypartsoftheworldthe58feelingwasthatthroughoutmuchofthewestitwasdoomed消亡. Withsomuchnewsaboutcrimeinthemediapeopleassumedthatanyoneontheopenroadwithoutthemoneyforevenabusticketmustpresentadanger.Butdowe59tobesowarybothtohitchhikeandtogivealift? InPolandinthe1960s60aPolishwomanwhoe-mailedmetheauthoritiesintroducedtheHitchhiker’sBooklet.Thebookletcontainedcouponsfordriverssoeachtimeadriver61somebodyheorshereceivedacoupon.Attheendoftheseason62whohadpickedupthemosthikerswererewardedwithvariousprizes.Everybodywashitchhikingthen. Surelythisisagoodideaforsociety.Hitchhikingwouldincreaserespectbybreakingdown63betweenstrangers.Itwouldhelpfight64warmingbycuttingdownonfuelconsumptionashitchhikerswouldbeusingexistingfuels.Itwouldalsoimproveeductionalstandardsbydeliveringinstant65ingeographyhistorypoliticsandsociology.
Scotland:ALandofWisdom Inthe1740sthefamousFrenchphilosopherVoltairesaidWelooktoScotlandforallourideasofcivilization.That’snotabadadvertisementforanycountrywhenitcomestoattractingpeopletosearchforafirst-classeducation. AccordingtotheAmericanauthorArthurHermantheScotsinventedthemodernworlditself.HearguesthatScottishthinkersandintellectualsworkedoutmanyofthemostimportantideasonwhichmodernlifedepends-everythingfromthescientificmethodtomarketeconomics.TheirideasdidnotjustspreadamongintellectualsbuttothosepeopleinbusinessgovernmentandthescienceswhoactuallyshapedtheWesternworld. ItallstartedduringtheperiodthathistorianscalltheScottishEnlightenment启蒙运动whichisusuallyseenastakingplacebetweentheyears1740and1800.Beforethatphilosophywasmainlyconcemedwithreligion.ForthethinkersoftheScottishEnlightenmenttheproperstudyofhumanitywasmankinditself. Theirreasoningwaspractical.ForthephilosopherDavidHumehumanitywastherightsubjectforphilosophybecausewecanexaminehumanbehaviorandsofindrealevidenceofhowpeoplethinkandfeel.Andfromthatwecanmakejudgmentsaboutthesocietiesweliveinandmakeconcretesuggestionsabouthowtheycanbeimprovedforuniversalbenefit. Hume’senquiryintothenatureofknowledgelaidthefoundationsforthescientificmethod-thepursuitoftruththroughexperiment.HisfriendandfellowresidentofEdinburghAdamSmithfamouslyappliedthestudyofmankindtothewaysinwhichmankinddoesbusiness.Tradehearguedwasaformofinfrmation.Inpursuingourownintereststhroughtradinginmarketsweallcometobenefiteachother. Smith’sideahasdominatedmodernviewsofeconomics.Italsohaswideapplications.Hewasoneofthephilosopherstopointoutthatnationscanbecomerichfreeandpowerfulthroughpeacetradeandinvention. AlthoughtheScottishEnlightenmentendedalongtimeagotheideaswhichevolvedatthattimestillunderpin构成的基础ourtheoriesofhumanexchangeandenquiry.ItalsoexistsinScotlanditselfinaneducationaltraditionthatcombinesacademicexcellencewithorientation方向. Smith’sideahasextensiveapplications.
第二篇KobeBryant After10seasonswearingtheNo8onhisbackKobeBryantwillbecomeNo24nextseason.ThereasonforthesurprisingdecisionbytheLosAngelesLakerssuperguardlastweekhasbecomeahottopicfordebate. BryantworeNo24whenhewasinearlyhighschoolbuthechangedtoNo33inhissenioryear.HeswitchedtoNo8whenhewasselectedbytheLakersin1996andhasnotbeenchangedsince. Bryanthasrefusedtoexplainthedecisionuntiltheendoftheplay-offs季后赛.SoguessingBryant’smotivehasbecomeapopulargameamongNBAfansandnewspapercolumnists专栏作家. Thereareallkindsofspeculations.ManysaythatBryantwantstoleavethepastbehindandhaveafreshstart.Hehasoftenbeencriticizedforplayingtobenefithimselfandnottheteamasawhole.OtherssaythathemaybetryingtocomparehimselftoMichaelJordan.JordanwasfamousforhisNo23jersey运动衫.SomesuchasNBCSportcolumnistMichaelVentrearguethatitisallaboutmoney.Bryantwillmakemoremoneybysellingnewjerseystohisfans. Somespeculationsaremoreaboutfun.ForexamplethereisanopinionthatKobeisactuallyjustadiehard非常执著的fanofthepopularTVdrama24. Allthistalkhasturnedthenumberchangeintoamajorissue.Itseemsthatthereisalotoffuss大惊小怪oversomethingthatshouldbeprettysimple. JerseynumbershavetheirownspecialsignificanceinAmericansportsespeciallybasketball.Playerschoosetheirnumberwhentheyjoinateamandtheyusuallystickwiththatnumberfortherestoftheircareer.Whenagreatplayerretireshisteamwillhonorhimbyretiringhisnumber. Tosomeextentthejerseyistheplayerandtheplayeristhejersey.ThuswhenyouseethefamousNo23fortheChicagoBullsyouimmediatelythinkaboutMichaelJordan.ANo32MiamiHeatsjerseyrecallstheimageofShaquilleO’NealandtheHoustonRockets’No11belongsonlytoYaoMing. Lotsofstoriesarebehindplayers’jerseynumberselections.JordansaidthathechoseNo23becauseitwasroughlyhalfof45.Jordan’selderbrotherworetheNo45incollege.YaoMingoncerevealedthattheNo11standsfortwopeopleinlove-meaninghimandhisgirlfriendYeLi. WhatdoesthenumberYaoMingchosestandfor?
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第三篇TryingtoFindaParther OneofthemoststrikingfindingsofarecentpollintheUKisthatofthepeopleinbterviewedoneintwobelievesthatitisbecomingmoredifficulttomeetsomeonetostartafamilywith. Whyaremanyfindingitincreasinglydifficulttostartandsustainintimaterelationships?Doesmodernlifereallymakeithardertofallinlove?Orarewemakingitharderforourselves? Itiscertainlythecasetodaythatcontemporarycouplesbenefitindifferentwaysfromrelationships.Womennolongerrelyuponpartnersforeconomicsecurityorstatus.Amandoesn’texpecthisspousetobeinsolechargeofrunninghishouseholdandraisinghischildren. Butperhapstheknowledgethatwecanliveperfectlywellwithoutapartnershipmeansthatittakesmuchmoretopersuadepeopletoabandontheirindependence. Intheoryfindingapartnershouldbemuchsimplerthesedays.Onlyafewgenerationsagoyourchoiceofsoulmate心上人wasconstrained限制bygeographysocialconventionandfamilytradition.Althoughitwasneverexplicitmanymarriageswereessentiallyarranged. Nowthosebarriershavebeenbrokendown.Youcanapproachabuilderorabrainsurgeoninanybarinanycityonanygivenevening.Whentheworldisyouroyster牡蛎yousurelyhaveabetterchanceoffindingapearl. Butitseemsthattheoldconventionshavebeenreplacedbyaneventighterconstraint:thetyrannyofchoice. Theexpectationsofpartnersareinflated提高toanunmanageabledegree:goodlooksimpressivesalarykindtograndmotherandrightsocks.Thereisnoroomforerrorinthefirstimpression. Wethinkthatarelationshipcanbeperfect.Ifitisn’titisdisposable.Weworktoprotectourselvesagainstfutureheartacheanddon’tputinthehardemotionallaborneededtobuildastrongrelationship.Ofcoursethisiscomplicatedbyrealities.Thecostofhousingandchild-rearingcreatespressuretohaveastableincomeandcareerbeforealifepartnership. WhichofthefollowingisNOTexpectedofapartneraccordingtothispassage?
第一篇 ADebateontheEnglishLanguage AmeasuredeclaringEnglishthenationallanguageisunderintensedebateintheUnitedStates.TheUSSenatepassedtwodeclarationslastweek.OnecallsEnglishthenation’sofficiallanguageandtheothersaysitisthecommonandunifying统一的tongue.ButAmericansfoundthemselvesdividedontheissue. SincepeopleworldwideknowthatmostAmericansspeakonlyEnglishmanycan’tunderstandwhytheissueissocontroversial有争议的. ThediscussionisrelatedtofearsofimmigrationissuessaysDickTuckerasocialscientistatPittsburgh’sCarnegieMellonUniversity.It’srelatedtoaworryaboutthechangingdemography人口统计oftheUS.It’saworryaboutwhowillcontinuetohavepoliticalandeconomicinfluence. Infactthenotionofprotectingthelanguagehasbeenkickedaroundalmostsincethenation’sfounding.JohnAdamslobbied游说in1780forthecreationofanationalacademytocorrectandimprovetheEnglishlanguage.Buthisproposaldiedsincelawmakerssawitasaroyalist保皇主义者attempttodefinepersonalbehavior. Sincethenthecountryhasn’thadanationallanguagebuttheideaofrecognizingthespecialstatusofEnglishlivedon. Theemotionssurroundinglanguageresurface再次浮现notbecausepeoplefeelcomfortablewithEnglish.ItismoreaboutthediscomfortmanyAmericansfeelwiththenewlanguagessaysWaltWolframaprofessoratNorthCarolinaStateUniversity. Languageisneveraboutlanguagehesays. Accordingtothe2000USCensusBureaureportof209millionAmericansover18yearsold172millionspeakonlyEnglishathome.About37millionspeaklanguagesotherthanEnglish.Amongthem6.5millionspeakpoorEnglishand3.1milliondon’tspeakEnglishatall. Whosuggestedinthe18thcenturythatEnglishshouldbeprotected?
Hitchhiking搭车旅游 WhenIwasinmyteens十几岁and20shitchhikingwasamainformoflong-distancetransport.Thekindnessorcuriosityofstrangers51mealloverEuropeNorthAmericaAsiaandsouthernAfrica.Someofthelift-giversbecamefriendsmanyprovidedhospitality52theroad. Notonlydidyoufindoutmuchmoreaboutacountrythan53travelingbytrainorplanebutalsotherewasthatelementofexcitementaboutwhereyouwouldfinishupthatnight.HitchhikingfeaturedimportantlyinWesternculture.Ithasbooksandsongsaboutit.Sowhathashappenedto54? AfewyearsagoIaskedthesamequestionabouthitchhikinginacolumnonanewspaper.55ofpeoplefromallovertheworldrespondedwiththeirviewonthestateofhitchhiking. Ifthereisahitchhiker’s56itmustbelrancameonereply.Rurallrelandwasrecommendedasafriendlyplaceforhitchhiking57wasQuebecCanada-ifyoudon’tmindbeingberated严厉指责fornotspeakingFrench. Butwhilehitchhikingwasclearlystillaliveandwellinmanypartsoftheworldthe58feelingwasthatthroughoutmuchofthewestitwasdoomed消亡. Withsomuchnewsaboutcrimeinthemediapeopleassumedthatanyoneontheopenroadwithoutthemoneyforevenabusticketmustpresentadanger.Butdowe59tobesowarybothtohitchhikeandtogivealift? InPolandinthe1960s60aPolishwomanwhoe-mailedmetheauthoritiesintroducedtheHitchhiker’sBooklet.Thebookletcontainedcouponsfordriverssoeachtimeadriver61somebodyheorshereceivedacoupon.Attheendoftheseason62whohadpickedupthemosthikerswererewardedwithvariousprizes.Everybodywashitchhikingthen. Surelythisisagoodideaforsociety.Hitchhikingwouldincreaserespectbybreakingdown63betweenstrangers.Itwouldhelpfight64warmingbycuttingdownonfuelconsumptionashitchhikerswouldbeusingexistingfuels.Itwouldalsoimproveeductionalstandardsbydeliveringinstant65ingeographyhistorypoliticsandsociology.
Hitchhiking搭车旅游 WhenIwasinmyteens十几岁and20shitchhikingwasamainformoflong-distancetransport.Thekindnessorcuriosityofstrangers51mealloverEuropeNorthAmericaAsiaandsouthernAfrica.Someofthelift-giversbecamefriendsmanyprovidedhospitality52theroad. Notonlydidyoufindoutmuchmoreaboutacountrythan53travelingbytrainorplanebutalsotherewasthatelementofexcitementaboutwhereyouwouldfinishupthatnight.HitchhikingfeaturedimportantlyinWesternculture.Ithasbooksandsongsaboutit.Sowhathashappenedto54? AfewyearsagoIaskedthesamequestionabouthitchhikinginacolumnonanewspaper.55ofpeoplefromallovertheworldrespondedwiththeirviewonthestateofhitchhiking. Ifthereisahitchhiker’s56itmustbelrancameonereply.Rurallrelandwasrecommendedasafriendlyplaceforhitchhiking57wasQuebecCanada-ifyoudon’tmindbeingberated严厉指责fornotspeakingFrench. Butwhilehitchhikingwasclearlystillaliveandwellinmanypartsoftheworldthe58feelingwasthatthroughoutmuchofthewestitwasdoomed消亡. Withsomuchnewsaboutcrimeinthemediapeopleassumedthatanyoneontheopenroadwithoutthemoneyforevenabusticketmustpresentadanger.Butdowe59tobesowarybothtohitchhikeandtogivealift? InPolandinthe1960s60aPolishwomanwhoe-mailedmetheauthoritiesintroducedtheHitchhiker’sBooklet.Thebookletcontainedcouponsfordriverssoeachtimeadriver61somebodyheorshereceivedacoupon.Attheendoftheseason62whohadpickedupthemosthikerswererewardedwithvariousprizes.Everybodywashitchhikingthen. Surelythisisagoodideaforsociety.Hitchhikingwouldincreaserespectbybreakingdown63betweenstrangers.Itwouldhelpfight64warmingbycuttingdownonfuelconsumptionashitchhikerswouldbeusingexistingfuels.Itwouldalsoimproveeductionalstandardsbydeliveringinstant65ingeographyhistorypoliticsandsociology.
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Hitchhiking搭车旅游 WhenIwasinmyteens十几岁and20shitchhikingwasamainformoflong-distancetransport.Thekindnessorcuriosityofstrangers51mealloverEuropeNorthAmericaAsiaandsouthernAfrica.Someofthelift-giversbecamefriendsmanyprovidedhospitality52theroad. Notonlydidyoufindoutmuchmoreaboutacountrythan53travelingbytrainorplanebutalsotherewasthatelementofexcitementaboutwhereyouwouldfinishupthatnight.HitchhikingfeaturedimportantlyinWesternculture.Ithasbooksandsongsaboutit.Sowhathashappenedto54? AfewyearsagoIaskedthesamequestionabouthitchhikinginacolumnonanewspaper.55ofpeoplefromallovertheworldrespondedwiththeirviewonthestateofhitchhiking. Ifthereisahitchhiker’s56itmustbelrancameonereply.Rurallrelandwasrecommendedasafriendlyplaceforhitchhiking57wasQuebecCanada-ifyoudon’tmindbeingberated严厉指责fornotspeakingFrench. Butwhilehitchhikingwasclearlystillaliveandwellinmanypartsoftheworldthe58feelingwasthatthroughoutmuchofthewestitwasdoomed消亡. Withsomuchnewsaboutcrimeinthemediapeopleassumedthatanyoneontheopenroadwithoutthemoneyforevenabusticketmustpresentadanger.Butdowe59tobesowarybothtohitchhikeandtogivealift? InPolandinthe1960s60aPolishwomanwhoe-mailedmetheauthoritiesintroducedtheHitchhiker’sBooklet.Thebookletcontainedcouponsfordriverssoeachtimeadriver61somebodyheorshereceivedacoupon.Attheendoftheseason62whohadpickedupthemosthikerswererewardedwithvariousprizes.Everybodywashitchhikingthen. Surelythisisagoodideaforsociety.Hitchhikingwouldincreaserespectbybreakingdown63betweenstrangers.Itwouldhelpfight64warmingbycuttingdownonfuelconsumptionashitchhikerswouldbeusingexistingfuels.Itwouldalsoimproveeductionalstandardsbydeliveringinstant65ingeographyhistorypoliticsandsociology.
Hitchhiking搭车旅游 WhenIwasinmyteens十几岁and20shitchhikingwasamainformoflong-distancetransport.Thekindnessorcuriosityofstrangers51mealloverEuropeNorthAmericaAsiaandsouthernAfrica.Someofthelift-giversbecamefriendsmanyprovidedhospitality52theroad. Notonlydidyoufindoutmuchmoreaboutacountrythan53travelingbytrainorplanebutalsotherewasthatelementofexcitementaboutwhereyouwouldfinishupthatnight.HitchhikingfeaturedimportantlyinWesternculture.Ithasbooksandsongsaboutit.Sowhathashappenedto54? AfewyearsagoIaskedthesamequestionabouthitchhikinginacolumnonanewspaper.55ofpeoplefromallovertheworldrespondedwiththeirviewonthestateofhitchhiking. Ifthereisahitchhiker’s56itmustbelrancameonereply.Rurallrelandwasrecommendedasafriendlyplaceforhitchhiking57wasQuebecCanada-ifyoudon’tmindbeingberated严厉指责fornotspeakingFrench. Butwhilehitchhikingwasclearlystillaliveandwellinmanypartsoftheworldthe58feelingwasthatthroughoutmuchofthewestitwasdoomed消亡. Withsomuchnewsaboutcrimeinthemediapeopleassumedthatanyoneontheopenroadwithoutthemoneyforevenabusticketmustpresentadanger.Butdowe59tobesowarybothtohitchhikeandtogivealift? InPolandinthe1960s60aPolishwomanwhoe-mailedmetheauthoritiesintroducedtheHitchhiker’sBooklet.Thebookletcontainedcouponsfordriverssoeachtimeadriver61somebodyheorshereceivedacoupon.Attheendoftheseason62whohadpickedupthemosthikerswererewardedwithvariousprizes.Everybodywashitchhikingthen. Surelythisisagoodideaforsociety.Hitchhikingwouldincreaserespectbybreakingdown63betweenstrangers.Itwouldhelpfight64warmingbycuttingdownonfuelconsumptionashitchhikerswouldbeusingexistingfuels.Itwouldalsoimproveeductionalstandardsbydeliveringinstant65ingeographyhistorypoliticsandsociology.
Scotland:ALandofWisdom Inthe1740sthefamousFrenchphilosopherVoltairesaidWelooktoScotlandforallourideasofcivilization.That’snotabadadvertisementforanycountrywhenitcomestoattractingpeopletosearchforafirst-classeducation. AccordingtotheAmericanauthorArthurHermantheScotsinventedthemodernworlditself.HearguesthatScottishthinkersandintellectualsworkedoutmanyofthemostimportantideasonwhichmodernlifedepends-everythingfromthescientificmethodtomarketeconomics.TheirideasdidnotjustspreadamongintellectualsbuttothosepeopleinbusinessgovernmentandthescienceswhoactuallyshapedtheWesternworld. ItallstartedduringtheperiodthathistorianscalltheScottishEnlightenment启蒙运动whichisusuallyseenastakingplacebetweentheyears1740and1800.Beforethatphilosophywasmainlyconcemedwithreligion.ForthethinkersoftheScottishEnlightenmenttheproperstudyofhumanitywasmankinditself. Theirreasoningwaspractical.ForthephilosopherDavidHumehumanitywastherightsubjectforphilosophybecausewecanexaminehumanbehaviorandsofindrealevidenceofhowpeoplethinkandfeel.Andfromthatwecanmakejudgmentsaboutthesocietiesweliveinandmakeconcretesuggestionsabouthowtheycanbeimprovedforuniversalbenefit. Hume’senquiryintothenatureofknowledgelaidthefoundationsforthescientificmethod-thepursuitoftruththroughexperiment.HisfriendandfellowresidentofEdinburghAdamSmithfamouslyappliedthestudyofmankindtothewaysinwhichmankinddoesbusiness.Tradehearguedwasaformofinfrmation.Inpursuingourownintereststhroughtradinginmarketsweallcometobenefiteachother. Smith’sideahasdominatedmodernviewsofeconomics.Italsohaswideapplications.Hewasoneofthephilosopherstopointoutthatnationscanbecomerichfreeandpowerfulthroughpeacetradeandinvention. AlthoughtheScottishEnlightenmentendedalongtimeagotheideaswhichevolvedatthattimestillunderpin构成的基础ourtheoriesofhumanexchangeandenquiry.ItalsoexistsinScotlanditselfinaneducationaltraditionthatcombinesacademicexcellencewithorientation方向. Scotlandistherightplacetoreceiveafirst-classeducation.
第一篇 ADebateontheEnglishLanguage AmeasuredeclaringEnglishthenationallanguageisunderintensedebateintheUnitedStates.TheUSSenatepassedtwodeclarationslastweek.OnecallsEnglishthenation’sofficiallanguageandtheothersaysitisthecommonandunifying统一的tongue.ButAmericansfoundthemselvesdividedontheissue. SincepeopleworldwideknowthatmostAmericansspeakonlyEnglishmanycan’tunderstandwhytheissueissocontroversial有争议的. ThediscussionisrelatedtofearsofimmigrationissuessaysDickTuckerasocialscientistatPittsburgh’sCarnegieMellonUniversity.It’srelatedtoaworryaboutthechangingdemography人口统计oftheUS.It’saworryaboutwhowillcontinuetohavepoliticalandeconomicinfluence. Infactthenotionofprotectingthelanguagehasbeenkickedaroundalmostsincethenation’sfounding.JohnAdamslobbied游说in1780forthecreationofanationalacademytocorrectandimprovetheEnglishlanguage.Buthisproposaldiedsincelawmakerssawitasaroyalist保皇主义者attempttodefinepersonalbehavior. Sincethenthecountryhasn’thadanationallanguagebuttheideaofrecognizingthespecialstatusofEnglishlivedon. Theemotionssurroundinglanguageresurface再次浮现notbecausepeoplefeelcomfortablewithEnglish.ItismoreaboutthediscomfortmanyAmericansfeelwiththenewlanguagessaysWaltWolframaprofessoratNorthCarolinaStateUniversity. Languageisneveraboutlanguagehesays. Accordingtothe2000USCensusBureaureportof209millionAmericansover18yearsold172millionspeakonlyEnglishathome.About37millionspeaklanguagesotherthanEnglish.Amongthem6.5millionspeakpoorEnglishand3.1milliondon’tspeakEnglishatall. .Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothe2000USCensusBureaureport?
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第二篇KobeBryant After10seasonswearingtheNo8onhisbackKobeBryantwillbecomeNo24nextseason.ThereasonforthesurprisingdecisionbytheLosAngelesLakerssuperguardlastweekhasbecomeahottopicfordebate. BryantworeNo24whenhewasinearlyhighschoolbuthechangedtoNo33inhissenioryear.HeswitchedtoNo8whenhewasselectedbytheLakersin1996andhasnotbeenchangedsince. Bryanthasrefusedtoexplainthedecisionuntiltheendoftheplay-offs季后赛.SoguessingBryant’smotivehasbecomeapopulargameamongNBAfansandnewspapercolumnists专栏作家. Thereareallkindsofspeculations.ManysaythatBryantwantstoleavethepastbehindandhaveafreshstart.Hehasoftenbeencriticizedforplayingtobenefithimselfandnottheteamasawhole.OtherssaythathemaybetryingtocomparehimselftoMichaelJordan.JordanwasfamousforhisNo23jersey运动衫.SomesuchasNBCSportcolumnistMichaelVentrearguethatitisallaboutmoney.Bryantwillmakemoremoneybysellingnewjerseystohisfans. Somespeculationsaremoreaboutfun.ForexamplethereisanopinionthatKobeisactuallyjustadiehard非常执著的fanofthepopularTVdrama24. Allthistalkhasturnedthenumberchangeintoamajorissue.Itseemsthatthereisalotoffuss大惊小怪oversomethingthatshouldbeprettysimple. JerseynumbershavetheirownspecialsignificanceinAmericansportsespeciallybasketball.Playerschoosetheirnumberwhentheyjoinateamandtheyusuallystickwiththatnumberfortherestoftheircareer.Whenagreatplayerretireshisteamwillhonorhimbyretiringhisnumber. Tosomeextentthejerseyistheplayerandtheplayeristhejersey.ThuswhenyouseethefamousNo23fortheChicagoBullsyouimmediatelythinkaboutMichaelJordan.ANo32MiamiHeatsjerseyrecallstheimageofShaquilleO’NealandtheHoustonRockets’No11belongsonlytoYaoMing. Lotsofstoriesarebehindplayers’jerseynumberselections.JordansaidthathechoseNo23becauseitwasroughlyhalfof45.Jordan’selderbrotherworetheNo45incollege.YaoMingoncerevealedthattheNo11standsfortwopeopleinlove-meaninghimandhisgirlfriendYeLi. WhichofthefollowingisNOTaspeculationaboutBryant’smotivetochangehisnumberaccordingtothispassage?
Hitchhiking搭车旅游 WhenIwasinmyteens十几岁and20shitchhikingwasamainformoflong-distancetransport.Thekindnessorcuriosityofstrangers51mealloverEuropeNorthAmericaAsiaandsouthernAfrica.Someofthelift-giversbecamefriendsmanyprovidedhospitality52theroad. Notonlydidyoufindoutmuchmoreaboutacountrythan53travelingbytrainorplanebutalsotherewasthatelementofexcitementaboutwhereyouwouldfinishupthatnight.HitchhikingfeaturedimportantlyinWesternculture.Ithasbooksandsongsaboutit.Sowhathashappenedto54? AfewyearsagoIaskedthesamequestionabouthitchhikinginacolumnonanewspaper.55ofpeoplefromallovertheworldrespondedwiththeirviewonthestateofhitchhiking. Ifthereisahitchhiker’s56itmustbelrancameonereply.Rurallrelandwasrecommendedasafriendlyplaceforhitchhiking57wasQuebecCanada-ifyoudon’tmindbeingberated严厉指责fornotspeakingFrench. Butwhilehitchhikingwasclearlystillaliveandwellinmanypartsoftheworldthe58feelingwasthatthroughoutmuchofthewestitwasdoomed消亡. Withsomuchnewsaboutcrimeinthemediapeopleassumedthatanyoneontheopenroadwithoutthemoneyforevenabusticketmustpresentadanger.Butdowe59tobesowarybothtohitchhikeandtogivealift? InPolandinthe1960s60aPolishwomanwhoe-mailedmetheauthoritiesintroducedtheHitchhiker’sBooklet.Thebookletcontainedcouponsfordriverssoeachtimeadriver61somebodyheorshereceivedacoupon.Attheendoftheseason62whohadpickedupthemosthikerswererewardedwithvariousprizes.Everybodywashitchhikingthen. Surelythisisagoodideaforsociety.Hitchhikingwouldincreaserespectbybreakingdown63betweenstrangers.Itwouldhelpfight64warmingbycuttingdownonfuelconsumptionashitchhikerswouldbeusingexistingfuels.Itwouldalsoimproveeductionalstandardsbydeliveringinstant65ingeographyhistorypoliticsandsociology.
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Scotland:ALandofWisdom Inthe1740sthefamousFrenchphilosopherVoltairesaidWelooktoScotlandforallourideasofcivilization.That’snotabadadvertisementforanycountrywhenitcomestoattractingpeopletosearchforafirst-classeducation. AccordingtotheAmericanauthorArthurHermantheScotsinventedthemodernworlditself.HearguesthatScottishthinkersandintellectualsworkedoutmanyofthemostimportantideasonwhichmodernlifedepends-everythingfromthescientificmethodtomarketeconomics.TheirideasdidnotjustspreadamongintellectualsbuttothosepeopleinbusinessgovernmentandthescienceswhoactuallyshapedtheWesternworld. ItallstartedduringtheperiodthathistorianscalltheScottishEnlightenment启蒙运动whichisusuallyseenastakingplacebetweentheyears1740and1800.Beforethatphilosophywasmainlyconcemedwithreligion.ForthethinkersoftheScottishEnlightenmenttheproperstudyofhumanitywasmankinditself. Theirreasoningwaspractical.ForthephilosopherDavidHumehumanitywastherightsubjectforphilosophybecausewecanexaminehumanbehaviorandsofindrealevidenceofhowpeoplethinkandfeel.Andfromthatwecanmakejudgmentsaboutthesocietiesweliveinandmakeconcretesuggestionsabouthowtheycanbeimprovedforuniversalbenefit. Hume’senquiryintothenatureofknowledgelaidthefoundationsforthescientificmethod-thepursuitoftruththroughexperiment.HisfriendandfellowresidentofEdinburghAdamSmithfamouslyappliedthestudyofmankindtothewaysinwhichmankinddoesbusiness.Tradehearguedwasaformofinfrmation.Inpursuingourownintereststhroughtradinginmarketsweallcometobenefiteachother. Smith’sideahasdominatedmodernviewsofeconomics.Italsohaswideapplications.Hewasoneofthephilosopherstopointoutthatnationscanbecomerichfreeandpowerfulthroughpeacetradeandinvention. AlthoughtheScottishEnlightenmentendedalongtimeagotheideaswhichevolvedatthattimestillunderpin构成的基础ourtheoriesofhumanexchangeandenquiry.ItalsoexistsinScotlanditselfinaneducationaltraditionthatcombinesacademicexcellencewithorientation方向. .PhilosophershadcometoknowtheimportanceofstudyinghumanityevenbeforetheScottishEnlightenmenttookplace.
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下面的短文有15处空白请根据短文内容为每处空白确定1个最佳选项 UFOs SixtyyearsagoamannamedKennethArnoldsawsomethingthatwecanstill1today-somethingthatchangedpopularcultureforever. FlyinghisplaneovermountainsintheUSstateofWashingtonhesawalineofstrangeobjectseithercrescent-shaped月牙形的ordisc-likeflying2themotionofasaucer碟skimming飞速掠过onwater. Themediasoonpickeduponthestory-theFlyingSaucerswerehere!Wastheearthbeing3bycreaturesfromanotherplanetSoonsomanysightingsweremadethattheUSmilitarybeganto4.ItcalledthesestrangeobjectsUFOs-UnidentifiedFlyingObjectsandthatishowtheyare5today. Militaryinvestigationsfoundnoevidenceofvisitorsfromouterspace.Butthatdidnotstopthetrue6.Themilitarywere7uptheysaid.Ormaybeitwasbecausethetravelersfromspacewereofsuchsuperiorintelligence8 theycouldhidefrommilitaryanalysts分析家. Peoplehavealwaysseenstrangelightsinthesky.Inthepastthesewereexplainedin9ways.InaworldwherereligionwaslessinfluentialandsciencefictionwaspopularsignsfromGodwerereplacedbyvisitorsfromother10. ThedateofthefirstUFOsightingswasalsosignificant.In1947WorldWarⅡhadjustendedandthe11Warwasjustbeginning.Humanityseemedlockedinendlessconflicts.Likegenerationsbeforethempeoplelooked.12 theskiesforhelp.ButinsteadofseekingGodtheylookedforhelpfromsuper-intelligentaliens外星人with13technology.BeliefinUFOsbecamethefirstreligionofscience. HoweverevenpeoplewhobelieveinUFOsarenotquitesurewhytheyvisittheearth.Theuniverseisabigplaceanditis14toassumethatthereislifesomewhereoutthere.Itispossiblethatalienshaveworkedouthowtotravelthroughspace.Yetsomepeoplereportthattheyhavebeentakenbyaliensandhavehadexperiments15onthem.WhywouldanyonetravelacrosshalftheuniversetoconductmedicalexperimentsonpeoplelivinginsmalltownsintheUnitedStates 11
第三篇TryingtoFindaParther OneofthemoststrikingfindingsofarecentpollintheUKisthatofthepeopleinbterviewedoneintwobelievesthatitisbecomingmoredifficulttomeetsomeonetostartafamilywith. Whyaremanyfindingitincreasinglydifficulttostartandsustainintimaterelationships?Doesmodernlifereallymakeithardertofallinlove?Orarewemakingitharderforourselves? Itiscertainlythecasetodaythatcontemporarycouplesbenefitindifferentwaysfromrelationships.Womennolongerrelyuponpartnersforeconomicsecurityorstatus.Amandoesn’texpecthisspousetobeinsolechargeofrunninghishouseholdandraisinghischildren. Butperhapstheknowledgethatwecanliveperfectlywellwithoutapartnershipmeansthatittakesmuchmoretopersuadepeopletoabandontheirindependence. Intheoryfindingapartnershouldbemuchsimplerthesedays.Onlyafewgenerationsagoyourchoiceofsoulmate心上人wasconstrained限制bygeographysocialconventionandfamilytradition.Althoughitwasneverexplicitmanymarriageswereessentiallyarranged. Nowthosebarriershavebeenbrokendown.Youcanapproachabuilderorabrainsurgeoninanybarinanycityonanygivenevening.Whentheworldisyouroyster牡蛎yousurelyhaveabetterchanceoffindingapearl. Butitseemsthattheoldconventionshavebeenreplacedbyaneventighterconstraint:thetyrannyofchoice. Theexpectationsofpartnersareinflated提高toanunmanageabledegree:goodlooksimpressivesalarykindtograndmotherandrightsocks.Thereisnoroomforerrorinthefirstimpression. Wethinkthatarelationshipcanbeperfect.Ifitisn’titisdisposable.Weworktoprotectourselvesagainstfutureheartacheanddon’tputinthehardemotionallaborneededtobuildastrongrelationship.Ofcoursethisiscomplicatedbyrealities.Thecostofhousingandchild-rearingcreatespressuretohaveastableincomeandcareerbeforealifepartnership. WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutacontemporarymarriedcouple?
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